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Peter Block      

Best-Selling Author, Consultant, Community Building & Civic Engagement Speaker

Peter Block is the author of several best-selling books. The most widely known are "Flawless Consulting," "Stewardship," "The Answer to How is Yes," "Community," "The Abundant Community," and "An Other Kingdom." He is a partner in Designed Learning, a training company that offers workshops designed to build the skills outlined in his books. Block is also a founder of the Common Good Collective, is part of the Common Good Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, and was a member of his local neighborhood council. His work aims to restore the common good and create a world that reclaims our humanity from the onslaught of modernism and development.

His books are about creating workplaces and communities that work for all. His work aims to restore the common good and create a world that reclaims our humanity from the onslaught of modernism and development. For example, "Flawless Consulting" is about having an impact when you have no direct control and has become a classic for anyone in a consulting role, "Stewardship" is about the right use of power and designing organizations for service, and "The Answer to How Is Yes" is about prioritizing what matters over what works.

He has received national awards for outstanding contributions to training and development, including the American Society for Training and Development Award for Distinguished Contributions, the Association for Quality and Participation President's Award, and the Training Magazine HRD Hall of Fame.

He received a Master's Degree in Industrial Administration from Yale University and performed his undergraduate work at the University of Kansas.

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